Question 1

At the Philadelphia convention the small state plan was called the ______________.

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Question 2

Pinckney's Treaty (1795)  was negotiated between the United States and

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A)  Great Britain.
B)  France.
C)  Spain.
D)  the Netherlands.
E)  the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 3

Alexander Hamilton wanted the state debts to be assumed by the federal government so that the entire debt could be paid off at once.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through

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A)  an import tax and a personal income tax.
B)  a sales tax and a property tax.
C)  an excise tax and an import tax.
D)  an excise tax and a sales tax.
E)  a sales tax and a personal income tax.

Question 5

The Judiciary Act of 1801

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A)  was passed by the new Republican Congress.
B)  increased the size of the Supreme Court by two seats.
C)  was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts.
D)  resulted in the Federalists losing control of the judiciary.
E)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 6

According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be

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A)  composed of nine members.
B)  the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
C)  directly elected by the people.
D)  composed of nine members and the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state laws.
E)  composed of nine members and directly elected by the people.

Question 7

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed by a lame duck Federalist Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

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A)  agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
B)  strengthened fugitive slave provision.
C)  continuation of the slave trade for twenty years.
D)  guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
E)  denial of suffrage to free black men.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury, respectively, under President George Washington.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The election of 1796 saw

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A)  a Federalist president and a Republican vice-president take office.
B)  the Republicans win the presidency for the first time.
C)  the House of Representatives determine the presidential victor.
D)  the Federalists reach their height of power and unity.
E)  John Adams become president on the Republican ticket.

Question 11

James Madison decided that sovereignty ultimately resided with _______________.

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Question 12

Opponents of Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank argued

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A)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank.
B)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation.
C)  a national bank would lead to rampant speculation.
D)  Congress had no authority to create a national bank, and a national bank would lead to currency inflation.
E)  a national bank would lead to currency inflation and rampant speculation.

Question 13

Jefferson favored an agrarian America, but he did not oppose industrial activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The new Constitution banned the slave trade, but it did not ban slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the 1790s, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the

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A)  the rural Deep South.
B)  the rural Far West.
C)  the Northeast.
D)  the Southwest.
E)  the mid-Atlantic region.

Question 16

The first secretary of the treasury under the new government of 1789 was

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A)  Alexander Hamilton.
B)  Thomas Jefferson.
C)  Robert Morris.
D)  James Madison.
E)  Henry Knox.

Question 17

In the Constitution, political parties were

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A)  not mentioned.
B)  described as dangerous.
C)  encouraged.
D)  viewed as temporary factions.
E)  specifically proscribed.

Question 18

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 greatly exceeded their instructions from Congress and the states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The delegates who drafted the new Constitution were products of the American Revolution but had lost their fears of concentrated power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be

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Opponents of Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank argued

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Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and

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Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through

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In the Constitution, political parties were

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton served as secretaries of state and the treasury, respectively, under President George Washington.

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The election of 1796 saw

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At the Philadelphia convention the small state plan was called the ______________.

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Alexander Hamilton wanted the state debts to be assumed by the federal government so that the entire debt could be paid off at once.

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During the 1790s, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the

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The new Constitution banned the slave trade, but it did not ban slavery.

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Jefferson favored an agrarian America, but he did not oppose industrial activity.

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James Madison decided that sovereignty ultimately resided with _______________.

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Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

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The Judiciary Act of 1801

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The delegates who drafted the new Constitution were products of the American Revolution but had lost their fears of concentrated power.

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The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed by a lame duck Federalist Congress.

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The first secretary of the treasury under the new government of 1789 was

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In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 greatly exceeded their instructions from Congress and the states.

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